09 Oct -A day with no wind but I got to test my new Kitecam at Boat Harbour and later caught on with James Grundy and Richard Stenning. They were on their Skimnboards at Wanda playing on maybe 9-11 knots and small kites..
If anyone knows how to contact Richard tell him to PM me as I have some more photos to send him. His email address is bouncing or I have it wrong. The man is a machine on the skimboard
. No wind, no water 
, no hands 
.
Oh darn.. another toy to get..
Smiling winds..
Vasco
Cameras: Pentax Optio W60 with Camrig4, Canon 350D Rebel
Were you there? Should have said something... always space left on the card. Will be at Kurnell this avo.. say hi
V
That James Grundy, he's a legend. I believe he gives skimboard lessons for those of you that are interested.
Love to try it but i dont like to get my sneakers wet
Rich always makes it look good
The aerial kite photos were taken with the Pentax Option W60 on interval shooting.
Still to try the video option, can't wait but still reading the manual to get to right. I took some more aerial photos today at Kurnell and they turned out awesome. Will post some later..
The sequence compositions were taken with the Canon in Sport Mode and then a lot of time on Photoshop. Labour intensive but I love it.
Kite surfing gives itself to some awesome stuff I've been meaning to get into. More to come and very different styles.
Wait till you see my board arriving in 10 days.
Vasco
hey mel we have had this conversation before, im happy with my GF and we can be friends and no more!! 
i do know some KKK kiters that would love to meet you though ;)
hey do you know what type of skimboards they use?
or even what size they are?
cheers
Thanks Vasco for taking the shots and posting them. Must have taken ages to stitch together the sequences. You made a very average afternoon look pretty fun.
To answer the last two posts...Wanda is Cronulla in Sydneys south. Ideal for kite-skimming in a southeasterly though this was an easterly with a bit of north?? Still worked alright because there was a lot of water moving around. The board with the grip tape that i was using is a Zap Large which is 136cm (53.5 inches) by 51cm. James's skimmer was a couple cm larger and similar width and you'll have to ask him of the brands as i forget. We we comparing skimboard dimensions in the first shot actually. James was a bit flatter so the nose gets tripped up a bit easier. His has the options to add fins if you want which is fun on the wave especially for bottom turns (more of a surfing feel). I wouldn't want a board any smaller which is a shame as you can get cheap wood skimboards that would work fine except they are usually only a meter long. Hope this helps. Rich
james rides a cyclone skimboard from south africa.
watch the skim militia numbers grow this season!
After riding James's Skim board a bit over a month ago im already in the process of making my own skim board. Shall be posting up pictures eventually.
James is a popular kiter, judging by the comments.. so here's the latest work also from this Sunday. The sequence should be called: "Oh ****.. he's coming straight at me.." and he just missed my camera. That's the last time I take his picture (kidding..)
Also some more aerial shots from the same day.. still need more fine tunning. Will try zoom next time.
Been digging info on Zap Skimboards (tks RichieRich 
) and although they are expensive they can be bought on ebay for a fraction of retail. And for those who want to start cheaper and trash the 1st board... check this out - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-48-FIBERGLASS-SKIMBOARD-SURF-WAVE-SKIM-BOARDING-3_W0QQitemZ220292781888QQihZ012QQcategoryZ155141QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Its a start at least.. then buy a Zap, they are awesome.
V
Now all I have to do is to learn to kite properly and then find someone to take some photos of me
For the die hard Kurnell crew.. watch out, I'll be out there with you soon. Next time you decide to stare me down [}:)] for invading your turf with less thqan perfect skills, please remember you all started somewhere and I am sure you appreciated when people were nice to you.
Please note that I am saying while smiling
V
and I am sure you appreciated when people were nice to you.
V ill quite happily take a few snaps of you, just dont shoot jeff or that other camera hog spitzy!
Kurnell is a difficult place to learn. Small beaches, bull sharks, rock groynes, sharp stuff everywhere. I'd hate to see someone hurt due to inexperience. Neebies, keep this in mind when venturing out to Kurnell.
Ive been shooting random people, still testing my gear. Got a few projects in mind but need the right day/subjects. I'll give Kitesurfing a new look that's for sure.
Was at Kurnell yesterday trying the new zoom and shot a few nice jumps but the light was terrible so I deleted most of the stuff. Some good airtime though.
Regarding the hard core , just giving them ****. I know it's all in good spirit and generally the kitesufing crew is awesome. I was expecting a bigger bite out of that bait I put on the hook judging by the slagging that goes on this forum but I am sure it's coming my way sooner or later . Everyone loves a stirrer.
